The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-18
JUMBO'S OLD CHUM.
We Won't Return to England Because
.Jumbo's Carcass Is Here.

We Won't Return to England Because
.Jumbo's Carcass Is Here.
Animal trainers are queer lot rs ii
rule, and show-managers have to put
up with many vagarics from them.
They form strong attachments FOR the
big and sometimes unganly pets; at
tachnents such rs one would hardly
expect to exist between human being
and wild beast. A case in point re-
Gently came under the notice of Mr..
James l.. lfutchison. Of the Baranm
show. which serves well To illustrate
what seems to be one of the chief traits
in an animal trainers character. When
the Barnum people bought Jumbo in
England they brought over to TINS coun-
try with him Matthew Scott, who for
some twenty years had been the trainer
and keeper of the huge, homcly but
good natured beast. Scott was jun
hos guardian and constant companion
during the pach derm's brief but bril-
liant career in this country. When
Jumbo met his death rs q result Of too
much monkeying with railroad train
UP in Canadn, Scott was FALL broke up"
TO use the verancular, lie was a rest
less, dissatisfied pretty well broGen-up
individual while the skin of his elcphan
tine bcdfellow was being stuffed and
his skeleton cleaned and mounted for
exhibition purposes. When the re-
mains of Jumbo were added to the
Barnnm aggregation Scott was put on.
exhibition with them He seemed to
have recovered some of h S happiness
then, and never tired of telling of the
peaceful disposition, the kindly nature,
and the altogether commendable habits
VI his late chum.
When the Barnum show closed its
season last October Mr.. Hutchinson
told Scott that he would have no furth
er use for him. and advised him to 90
back to England and accept the position
at the London zoolog cal garden that
was waiting tor him. Scott said he
would do so. On Oct. % in Lynch
burg. Va, Mr.. Hutch nson paid Scott
the nearly $4,000 viii CHI had accumula-
ted in his hands rs the old trainers
wages. Scott also received money TO
pay his passage back TO Europe. in ac-
corlancc with his agreement with the
Barnum people. He babe ever, one
goodbye. left the show, and started for
this city in time TO take the steamer he
had selected for Liverpool. That was
the last that was seen or heard of him
BY the proprlo ors OF the Barnum show
until last week.
Mr.. Hutchinson went up 10 the
Bridgeport winter quarters then TO see
how things were progressing for the
removal of the shows truck TO this
cits. lie was asionished shortly after
leaving his tram to meet Scott.
Halo, Scott. what are you doing
here? Thought you were in England
with your friendsP Glad to see you,
any way" Thus spoke the CHEEKY
manager.
Scott stumbled in his words considcra
bly, and explained that he'd made lots OF
friends in this country rather liked il,
and thought he'd stay here for while
for rest rs he had good pile OF money
for him. He appeared to be a triile
ashamed of something as IL caught in
disrcpuiabc sort of proceeding. Mr..
Hutchinson left him and went 10 the
big barns and sheds Of the compan..
But he could not forget Scott.
..Secn anything of Jumbo Scott
around here lately?" he inquired casu-
ally of the people in the office. No,
they hadn't. He detcrmcd TO pursue
his inquiries further. and solve the mys-
terry of this man SCOTS being in Bridge
port So he went down to the elephant
house. Yes. they had seen Scott; seen
him frequently; almost daily in fact.
Mr.. Hutchinson followed the clew quiz
etlv and successfully. and then it turn
ed out that nearly every day since the
show had been in winter quarters Scott
had prowled about the barn. chatted |
with the elephant men, and invariably |
wound up his call BY n visit to the spot /
where the stuffed Jumbo and chained
skeleton are stored After short. and
20 far rs is known. silent communion
with his dead friend, Scott would leave
the place sat SIZED and 60 to his humble
lodgings in Bridgeport II the deceas-
ed Jumbo travels this season Scott will
want TO, even II he isn't on the salary |
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